This page contains links to websites
that in some way are related to guerrilla gardening. Included are
online
homes for guerrilla gardens, support groups and activists
and a few rather spurious pages that might
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In 1977, when a group of 48th Street New
Yorkers noticed tomato plants growing out of the debris from the empty
lot that had laid vacant and abandoned for over 28 years, the idea
of a real garden began to germinate. With additional encouragement
from city sanitation workers, in 1978 the Clinton Community
Garden was born.Clinton
Community Garden

The term guerrilla gardening was coined by the Green
Guerillas* over thirty years ago. These days they have
grown into an organised movement
to
encourage the participation of
the public in cultivating their city in less undercover ways. (*Yes,
they choose to spell Guerrilla with one R).Green Guerrillas

Public Space are the leading guerrilla gardening group in Canada. Based in Toronto guerrilla gardening is "graffiti
with nature". As well as gardening they optimistically
plant signs encouraging passers by to keep the ground watered. Public
Space

Fallen Fruit not only make the most of the
urban landscape by planting it with productive fruit trees,
but they also harvest fruit that grows in public space... guerilla
farming that
is.Fallen Fruit

You have heard of Seed Bombs. Well here's a Seed
Gun. Swords Into Plowshares have made these from red
clay powder, compost and a mixture of seeds.Swords
Into Plowshares

In 1906 Lewis H. Berens wrote a detailed account of the first
recorded act of guerrilla gardening, that of Gerrard Winstanley
and The Diggers on 1 April 1649. You can read this huge
book online at The Project Gutenberg..The
Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth

Making use of waste space in Dublin, this group are
using it to grow vegetables. Their vision is of a social space
for engaging the local community and part of an unbroken greenway
through the urban fabric of Dublin City.Dolphins
Barn Gaarden and Community Gardens

Sean (2350) is a blind guerrilla gardener. He has
been digging up paving stones and planting his street
for years. His displays are so impressive people take diversions
to walk down his "24 Hour Drive Through Garden".Watch a video of Sean

Making a big gesture about reclaiming car parking space for relaxation
and gardens are the widely publicised REBAR. It looks great, but
this is more about kidnapping public space rather than caring for
the orphaned land most guerrilla gardeners care about.REBAR

Lots of great advice on how to make the most of seeds - harvesting, storing, swapping, growing. A really great resource for any gardener, particularly the shrifty guerrilla.The Seed Site

A community of seed swappers in Brighton and Hove. Seeds exchanged
from local plants are more likely to be naturally adapted to local
conditions and it also maintains a diversity that the big seed companies
do not accomodate.Seedy
Sunday

Heather treasures all plants that have fallen
upon hard times by finding them a new home. That does not just
include Wayward Plants like seedlings but even
weeds uprooted from
pathways.Wayward
Plants

Throughout history those caught up in conflict have turned
to gardening. This report from
NPR
tells more.Defiant Gardens

In Santa Barbara California guerrilla gardening is taking root, notably with this blog of reflections on squatting, struggles over housing and place, life in the global "slums," land occupations, guerilla gardening, hobo and traveler culture, and anarchism.... among other things..In This Life Like Weeds

A lot of people have asked me about the origins of Guerrilla
Gardening. My research has led me to the Big Apple, where it seems
the term was first coined in the 1970s. You can read more about it
at the New York City Gardens website.New
York City Gardens

Guerrilla tree planting is happening, but of all the horticultural options for a guerrilla trees are a tricky one. If you need help planting trees in the UK do consider trying these people.Tree Council

Back in 2000 those mischevious anti-capitalists baked up a new angle
to excite the media. Rather than smash up multinational retailers
they talked of covering cities with plants. It didn't catch on because this rabble didn't have the patience
to nuture a plant. But the BBC picked up on it and tagged it as Guerrilla Gardening.
BBC
News April 2000

Age Concern, a UK charity, helps put keen gardeners in touch with elderly garden owners, so that they can look after their garden. This is a link to the project in South London.Age Concern Gardening

This lot gather a network of organisations and individuals who care about sustainable food with the aim of increasing the availability of sustainable food in LondonLondon Food Link